fatty acid

any of a class of aliphatic monocarboxylic acids that form part of a lipid molecule and can be derived from fat by hydrolysis; fatty acids are simple molecules built around a series of carbon atoms linked together in a chain of 12 to 22 carbon atoms

脂質分子の一部を構成し、加水分解により脂肪から得られる脂肪族モノカルボン酸の分類；12から22個の炭素原子が鎖状に結合した構造を持つ単純な分子